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CONTENTS  Brochures of the field of Nanotechnology/Materials
P3 Introduction Naoki Okumura, Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Outline of the 3rd S&T Basic Plan 1
P4-5 Outline of the 3rd S&T Basic Plan 2
P6-7 The History of Nanotechnology/Materials
P8-9 A New IT Revolution Using Ultra-Small Technologies! -Advances in the field of Nanoelectronics-
P10-11 The technology for semiconductor nanotechnology has taken root. A new information technology (IT) revolution is at the threshold.
 Interview: Dr. Hisatsune Watanabe, Semiconductor Leading Edge Technologies, Inc.
P12-13 Huge power from a tiny box! The realization of quantum dots: Welcome to the world of super-high speeds, super-low prices, and huge energy savings!
 Interview: Prof. Yasuhiko Arakawa, Tokyo University
P14-15 New Energies and a Clean and Safe Society, Realized with Nanotechnology/Materials -Advances in the field of Materials-
P16-17 Innovative materials will accelerate the realization of dreams! CNTs and Fullerenes: Innovations with huge potential for the future
 Interview: Dr. Sumio Iijima, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
 Interview: Prof. Morinobu Endo, Shinshu University
P18-19 Photocatalysts made in Japan will help purify the global environment.
 Interview: Dr. Akira Fujishima, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology
P20-21 Creation and production of high capacity, super lightweight electronic materials with Japan’s world-leading technologies
 Interview: Prof. Kazuyuki Hirao, Kyoto University
P22-23 Overcoming intractable diseases with preventive medicine and state-of-the-art medical treatments -Advances in the field of Nanobiotechnology and biomaterials-
P24-25 Regenerative medicine: Internal organ regeneration via the unification of nanotechnology and one’s own cells!
 Interview: Prof. Teruo Okano of Tokyo Women’s Medical University
P26-27 The XFEL: A Dream Light Shining the Way into the Future -Advances in the field of Nanoscience and Materials Science-
P28-29 Unknown worlds are explored with micromachine -Advances in the field of Fundamentals for Nanotechnology/Materials-
 Interview:Prof. Masayoshi Esashi of Tohoku University
P30-31 Observations of atoms and electron waves: A light shines on the nano-scale world with ultra-advanced observation techniques
 Interview: Dr. Akira Tonomura, Fellow, Hitachi Ltd.
P32-33 Fostering Human Resources —Creation of an Affluent Society, The Education and Training of Future Scientists
P34-35 Promotion of responsible research and development of international cooperation
 Interview: Dr. Junko Nakanishi, Research Center for Chemical Risk Management, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
P36-37 What the future might look like in 2035 “This may be how the future will be in the year 2035.”
P38-39 Table Talk about True Nano Studies of Nanotechnology/Materials are cross-sectional.
 Dr. Hiroyuki Abe, Council for Science and Technology Policy(CSTP), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan Prof. Noyuri Mima, Future University-Hakodate
P40-41 Nanotechnology/Materials Buds Take Flower in the 21st Century. Research, Development, and Industrial Trends Seen in Figures
P42-43 References
Published by National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, MEXT 
Supervised by Cabinet Office, Government of Japan